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Pokh Posted 15 years ago
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1.Planting the same crops as are planted on large farms will lead to economic disaster for the small farmer.

2.Economic disaster will result from planting the same crops as large farms to the small farmer.

3.The small farmer planting the same crops as are planted on large farms will lead to economic disaster.

Guys..

I believe all above sentences means the same...however ,.First sentence sounds like focussing on the Planting , second one on Economic disaster ,and third one on Farmer.Will there be any sort of shift in focus changing the subject of sentence?.
  

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Planting the same crops as are planted on large farms will lead to economic disaster for the small farmer. Economic disaster will result from planting the same crops as large farms to the small farmer. The small farmer planting the same crops as are planted on large farms will lead to economic disaster.

  • Planting the same crops as are planted on large farms will lead to economic disaster for the small farmer.
  • Economic disaster will result from planting the same crops as large farms to the small farmer.
  • The small farmer planting the same crops as are planted on large farms will lead to economic disaster.
  • [N] economic disaster for who?
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pokh1.Planting the same crops as are planted on large farms will lead to economic disaster for the small farmer. [Y]

2.Economic disaster will result from planting the same crops as large farms to the small farmer. [N] not a good sentence

3.The small farmer planting the same crops as are planted on large farms will lead to economic disaster. [N] economic
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Thanks, btw why do you think second one is not a good sentence?
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1.Planting the same crops as are planted on large farms will lead to economic disaster for the small farmer.

2.Economic disaster will result from the small farmer's planting the same crops as those on large farms.

3.The small farmer's planting the same crops as are planted on large farms will lead to economic disaster.

I believe all above sentences
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2.Economic disaster will result from planting the same crops as large farms to the small farmer.

a) "to the small farmer" is too far removed from "Economic disaster".

b) 'from planting the same crops as large farmers do' [Y]

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